#figsandnewtons

[zombee]

figsandnewtons

  please watch grown-ish. it is fucking delightful....

this sounds awesome, though as a bi white jew, I should say that white jews are indeed white.

oh sure sure, but they immediately and consistently drew attention to her faith, so based on the fact the rest of the main cast are 5 black characters, 1 south asian character, and 1 latin character, i think they are carefully indicating that her whiteness is conditional/different

i also would not be at all surprised, given the content of the first two episodes, if they talk about all of this out loud and outright at some point.

[cynessie]

tagged by @mooitstimdrake

i have not done one of these in years. YEARS. 

RULES: Share 11 facts about yourself, answer 11 questions provided by the tagger, tag 11 awesome people and leave 11 questions for them to answer!

11 Facts

i ate turkey chili for dinner tonight

i go to a figure drawing class on Wednesdays

i’m so short. i’m not even 5′2″. it’s so depressing. makes me feel so... low, if you will. 

I WAS GONNA GET A CAT AS SOON AS I MOVED OUT OF MY PARENTS HOUSE BUT THEN I FOUND OUT MY ROOMMATE WAS ALLERGIC. NOW I CAN’T GET ONE UNTIL NEXT YEAR WHEN SHE MOVES IN WITH HER BF AND I JUST. >:((((((

but it’s okay because now i’m planning on getting two cats

i have adhd

my BLUE car’s bluetooth ID is “Blue Lion” and also has a little acryllic Blue Lion/Lance keychain hanging on the rearview mirror

i like the podcast Reply All a lot. it’s really good. i highly recommend it.

i make a smoothie for breakfast every weekday to bring to work

i really loved working at AnimeNext this year and i wanna work more conventions in the future

im getting tatoos on both inner lower arms eventually. just have to figure out what i want first.

11 Questions

If you were to make a new blog dedicated to one single thing (fandom, hobby/activity, etc) what would it be?

voltron probably

If you could have any kind of animal as a pet, what would you have?

A CAT. I REALLY JUST WANT A CAT HONESTLY OKAY.

Who was your favorite teacher and why were they your favorite?

my favorite teacher was actually my math tutor in high school. she was a teacher too but i never actually took her class because it was for honors math students which i obviously was not. but she was the only math teacher i ever had who didn’t make me feel stupid for being bad at math. also she was hilarious.

What’s your guilty pleasure (and I’m challenging you not to say some kind of food)?

going to art stores and buying supplies i know i will never use. also buying makeup i will never/rarely wear.

Favorite pizza topping?

sausage

What’s the last thing you bought (that wasn’t food)?

gas for my car...

What upcoming movies/tv shows are you looking forward to? Any recommendations (this could be anything just throw your best pitch at me)?

young justice honestly. and miraculous ladybug. rachel, im pretty sure you watch most of the things i watch. but im currently watching white collar so if you haven’t seen that, i recommend it.

What’s your favorite thing to wear that you own?

my maroon skinny jeans tbh

What was your first pet?

a dog named jasper

If you could learn any language, what would it be?

MY OWN FUCKING ETHNIC LANGUAGE SPANISH BECAUSE IM A FAILURE WHO CAN’T SPEAK IT

My questions

Where is the coolest place you’ve ever been?

What was the first thing you remember wanting to be when you grew up?

Look to your right. What do you see?

What are you procrastinating on?

Which family member are you closest too and what is their name?

What’s the last song you listened to?

What do you generally carry in your bag/pockets when you go out?

What is one thing you are excited for?

Do you believe in ghosts?

What is a skill you want to learn?

Tell me a joke.

tagging @ikeikebabyy @fudeh @theravioliyoyo @irisannwest @wallywestisbae @victoriasgaysecret @themysticwonder @redlacedbird @keyith @dickqrayson @ilikewafflesmorethanlifeitself @figsandnewtons

tagged 12 people sorry. in my defense two of them have already been tagged so they only half count anyway.

[zombee]

figsandnewtons

  catching up* on season 4 of JTV and thinking about...

probably worth it in the long run for the Netflix distribution though. An extra hundred million people as a potential audience base and all that, which brings new fans in. The CW app is a little noodgy, but I’ve gotten good at just popping out my earbuds for a couple minutes during commercials

that’s well and good but then you have to advertise your show to people who don’t regularly watch CW shit (me). i don’t mind the app too much besides the stupid fucking promos for episodes i haven’t watched yet, and i never really mind supporting things legally if the streams are available-- but it’s a problem when i do not even know the show is airing. 

[stowedfanning]

Did I test this ask thing yet? what do you think d&d are trying to do with the whole riverrun storyline? like yeah, edmure has made stupid choices, but to betray his own family??? like what happened to family duty honor bro? plus, i feel like blackfish would warrant an on screen death at the very least.

I think this ask format is ugly. I like boxes.

[witabif]

I'll bite (bc I want to hear this spiel). I call thee out; you Marvel shill!

haha, DID YOU KNOW that i had to mute people on twitter when the last civil war trailer came out b/c my anxiety was off the charts? or that i may have dissociated after watching age of ultron b/c i was that offended by it? fun times

like, i still interact w/ mcu shit, don’t get me wrong (my tumblr has p much been all daredevil lately, i watched jessica jones and i still keep up with AoS), buuuuut when it comes to the mainstream mcu movies i just… i don’t, anymore. i haven’t seen one in theatres since gotg two years ago.

after aou… i’ve reached a point where if i see mcu shit that doesn’t pertain to those three shows, i start freaking out, and i cope with that by being ridiculously mean and snippy about them, b/c that’s how i cope w/ my anxiety. i’m particularly bad with the avengers films thanks to age of ultron. did i mention how much i hate that movie? i hate it.

OR would you like to discuss the years of my life i’ve wasted having to defend christopher nolan’s white ass from marvel fans who kept dogpiling on it b/c he had the nerve to not make it bright and fun? or how, because of that, people misinterpret the tdk trilogy as cynical despite the whole point being that batman wanted to inspire people to be good and that bruce wayne actually thought people could still be good despite all the shit happening in gotham? but they have a neutral color palette so they must be dour and negative.

but anyway. fuck the mcu but also fuck david goyer.

[akatsukichelsei]

figsandnewtons replied to your photo “I’m having a fucking FIELD DAY with the straights omfg”

I hope they straight-splain at you how you were relating to the game incorrectly.

My personal favourite comment so far was this white cis straight guy literally saying “this game was made for people like us” Like???????? NOPE??????

[futuriistic]

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[korrastorian]

figsandnewtons said: …I have played cruisin’ usa (so no). I wish I knew…typically much better MPG and discourages theft, though if you say you’re DDing, you’re locked in.

Good points. I’m really considering it primarily from a monetary perspective because I’d like a newish car and I really don’t want something cheap but that will have tons of issues--and like every other young adult I’m super strapped on funds. It’s weird because everyone in Europe drives a stick... I really don’t understand why North America went to the automatic (at least in our generation). Manual cars are cheaper, more reliable, and like you said are way better on gas.

I also don’t drink so I’m always the DD, hah.